Editors’ Notes

Singer/songwriter Chris Tomlin paints hymns of praise upon big sonic canvasses on And If Our God Is for Us. The album’s title is drawn from a line in “Our God,” already familiar to Christian radio listeners as a live recording. In the version included here, the song’s worshipful message is underscored with string accents and a pulsating Coldplay-like rhythm arrangement. Tomlin returns again and again to the believer’s connection with his Creator in these songs, whether the musical setting leans towards techno-pop (“No Chains On Me”) or guitar-centered arena rock (“Lovely”). His trademark sense of rising dynamics makes “I Lift My Hands” a standout tune. Singer Christy Nockles duets with Tomlin on “Faithful,” a meditative number matching a beat-box groove with a tradition-rooted melody. Deep, resonant piano chords and distorted electric guitar bring an otherworldly grace to “Awakening,” the closing track. After nearly a decade of album-making, Tomlin has lost none of his musical urgency or sense of spiritual mission.

Customer Reviews

I Will Follow

by
sierra_mountains_

I love the melody to this song and most of all I love how it is based on the story of Ruth and how she followed Naomi. It's a perfect metaphor for how we as Christians follow Jesus! :)

Our God

by
Jefferson/orEmerson

Hi don't you love this song I mean I don't like it I love it / it is amazing how God loves us because lord is worthy that reminds me of a song........

Biography

Born: May 4, 1972 in Austin, TX

Genre: Christian & Gospel

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

One of the leading artists and activists within contemporary Christian music, Chris Tomlin is a successful singer and songwriter whose 2005 album Arriving has sold over 500,000 copies, and whose compositions "Holy Is the Lord" and "How Great Is Our God" are among the most popular contemporary songs in the world's churches, being sung by millions of Christians at worship services every week. Born in Grand Saline, Texas in 1972, Tomlin grew up listening to country music and learned to play guitar from...